2002 Chevrolet Corvette

Description

When it comes to Corvettes, the fifth generation of Chevy's flagship has aged as gracefully as Brad Pitt or Sandra Bullock. Sure, this 2002 C5 is just over two decades old, but with less than 97,000 miles on the odometer, it has plenty of life left in it to bring thousands of slap-happy grins on anything from a trip to the grocery store to an interstate onramp.

Painted in an impossible-to-ignore original Torch Red, this fiery vixen sports a 5.7-liter aluminum LS1 V-8, with the only visible upgrade being a better-flowing aftermarket cold-air intake that shows off its Crossed Flags emblem proudly beneath the car's front-hinged hood. In stock form, this engine puts down 350 hp and 375 lb-ft of torque, with most CAI adding around twenty additional ponies, making this car even more potent than when it rolled off the factory assembly line. Shifting gets relegated to the very capable 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission.

The rear-mounted transmission helps this C5 attain 50/50 weight distribution, while the front and rear independent suspension makes it a joy to drive on long and short trips alike. Upgraded cross-drilled and slotted rotors highlight the four-wheel power brake setup that hide behind big 255/55/ZR-17 front and 285/35ZR-18 rear Nitto rubber.

Inside, the black leather-trimmed interior looks original and in tremendous shape. The stock 7,000 RPM tach and 200 MPH speedo sit front and center of the driver, while the mostly analog console makes controlling the stereo or HVAC a task that does not require you to take your eyes off the road, unlike so many of today's touch-happy video screens. The body color removable targa roof allows this C5 to have the best of both worlds when it comes to roof choices. The wind-in-your-hair feeling of being in a drop-top, or the stiffer, performance-oriented strength of a fixed roof coupe are both at your disposal depending on your mood (and the weather).

*Torch Red

LS1 V8

Four Speed Auto

*Independent Suspension

*Less than 97k miles

*Original body

*Targa roof

*Upgraded brakes

*Nitto tires

*Cold Air Intake

*Clean car

If you want your very own Little Red Corvette as Prince mentioned in one of his more famous songs, this 2002 C5 will make you roadgoing royalty wherever you happen to be headed. Call today!!!